Hey, it's Cindy 🌱 These are the five channels from the reel, each with the exact video I'd start with so you're not scrolling a channel page wondering where to begin.
btw the waitlist for AI System Club is now open! If you're keen on using AI to automate your content, video editing, job search, business or build AI agents, feel free to sign up (only if you want to hehe). Ps. the waitlist gets first dibs:)
💡 How to actually use this. Don't subscribe to all five and watch none of them. Pick the one that matches where you are right now, watch the starting video today, and build the thing it shows you. One finished video beats five subscriptions.
the shortlist
The 5 channels, and where to start on each
🗺️ Tina Huang Best for structured roadmaps. Ex-Meta data scientist, about 1.3M subscribers, and the calmest "here's the order to learn things in" teacher on YouTube. Start with: Updated Essential AI Skills For 2026 (14 minutes that map the whole landscape). Channel: youtube.com/@TinaHuang1
🤖 Nate Herk Best for agent and automation builds you can follow step by step, and genuinely sell as services. Over 1M subscribers. Start with: Claude Code for Non-Coders (a free 6-hour course, built for people who don't code). Channel: youtube.com/@nateherk
🎓 Nick Saraev Best for full free courses. He uploads entire multi-hour programs on monetizing automation that most people would charge hundreds for. Start with: AI Agents Full Course 2026 (2 hours, genuinely from zero). Channel: youtube.com/@nicksaraev
🔬 Cole Medin Best for going deeper. Production-grade agents, Claude Code workflows, and the "how it actually works" layer, explained without gatekeeping. About 225k subscribers. Start with: Learn 90% of Building AI Agents in 30 Minutes. Channel: youtube.com/@ColeMedin
Overwhelmed, need a map Tina Huang. Watch her skills roadmap, pick one skill, and ignore everything else for two weeks.
Want to build and sell Nate Herk and Nick Saraev. Nate for the builds, Nick for the business around them.
Already building, want depth Cole Medin. His 30-minute agents video will reframe how you think about all of it.
Work in marketing Grace Leung. Nobody else is making AI content this specific to your actual job.
📌 The one-video rule. YouTube's algorithm will try to turn this list into three hours of passive watching. Beat it: one video, then build the thing it showed you before you're allowed another. Learning AI is a doing sport.
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